The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 14, 2051
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
8:07 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1584
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 139.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.17° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.11° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.